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Where does “þórsdagr” come from?

þórsdagr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic *Þunras dag, from Latin dies iovis, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

þórsdagr (Old Norse): Thursday

Definitions

  1. Thursday

Ancestry of “þórsdagr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*Þunras dag—
2Latindies iovis—
3Latindiēs—
4Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
5Proto-Italic*djous—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “þórsdagr”

  • duorastat
  • thorsdagh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →